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NEWS
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- September 5, 2004 |
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on
some issues of interest to the community policing and neighborhood
activist
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following group of articles from local
newspapers and other sources constitutes but a small percentage
of the information available to the community policing and neighborhood
activist public. It is by no means meant to cover every possible
issue of interest, nor is it meant to convey any particular
point of view ...
We present this simply as a convenience to our readership ...
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From
the LA Times:
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2 Incidents Force LAX to Evacuate 4 Terminals
About 10,000 passengers are ordered out and 250 flights delayed.
Officials see no sign of terrorism.
<full
story>
Not Legal but Need a License? No Sweat
You don't have to find the people selling fake documents on the
street near MacArthur Park. They find you.
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story>
Several Take Shelter, But Project Still Lags
After months of delays, three families move into a motel under a
county plan. Many sites have yet to open.
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story>
Bill Would Fight Child Prostitution
The governor's stance is unknown on a measure that would add prison
time for some convicted of sexual crimes against underage youths.
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story>
Lease program seeks to ease families into homeownership
Home buyers with credit problems, no down payment, or both, may
qualify to participate in an expanding homeownership program for
middle-income families that pays buyers' closing costs and eliminates
the need for a down payment.
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story>
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From
the Daily News:
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Missing the target
Shaken by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congress heaped
billions of dollars on America's police and rescuers for a new mission:
Protect the nation, one chunk of turf at a time.
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story>
LAX closed for 3 hours
Thousands of Labor Day weekend travelers at Los Angeles International
Airport were delayed for hours Saturday after a man bypassed security
in one terminal and a flashlight exploded at another, officials
said.
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story>
Sun Valley pollution studied
After earlier air quality tests near Bradley Landfill turned up
nothing unusual, pollution officials are broadening their investigation
and analyzing Sun Valley as a potential "hot spot" of toxic air
contamination.
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story>
Police release slasher sketch
RESEDA -- Police released a composite drawing Saturday of a man
suspected of randomly attacking a number of people in the Reseda
area, including a 13-year-old girl and a 58-year-old woman who had
been waiting for buses.
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story>
Illegal immigrants lose paid-for Social Security
MEXICO CITY -- For the 14 years he worked as an undocumented migrant
in the United States, Carmelo Rivera saw up to $30 deducted each
week from the $300 to $500 he earned as a vineyard worker. The deductions
were supposed to pay for his retirement.
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story>
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